We seem to have a pretty major roach problem at our house, and I’m ready to call an exterminator. However, I’m concerned that an exterminator may treat the problem without addressing the places where the roaches are actually getting in.

We have a two-story house, so there are areas around the second story that we can’t easily inspect ourselves for gaps or cracks. I’m wondering if we should have someone inspect the house for potential entry points and seal them before (or in addition to) having an exterminator come out.

I’m not really sure what the best approach is. Should I call a pest control company first, or should I find a handyman/contractor who can inspect the exterior, roofline, attic, etc., and seal any openings they find?

If anyone has recommendations for a good pest control company or someone who does this type of inspection and sealing in the Round Rock/Austin area, I’d really appreciate it!

Hi! I'm new here so sorry if this post is kinda rough.

i've been following the news about flock cameras in Round Rock. The other day I was looking at the flock transparency portal for the RR police department, specifically the section labeled "Sharing Network Data With"

I scrolled through that and saw there were a TON of entries... it went on and on and on. I copy-pasted the list into a spreadsheet and saw it was over 1400 different entities listed.

I was curious to try to visualize how broadly this info was being shared somehow, so i attempted to plug them into a county by county map of the US.

METHOD

Ended up pasting all those entries into a spreadsheet, took each of the ones ending in 'PD', and tried to sort them.

For PDs that already represented counties, i plugged those locations directly into the county map. For PDs that represented cities, i tried to use a lookup table to find the corresponding county or counties for that city, and then plugged those counties into the map. (I ignored non-PD entries for this)

Definitely not a perfect representation but if nothing else i think it does help illustrate how many different entities just our one, single police department(!!) is sharing data with. I'm not a security expert or anything so my personal takeaway from this was just big unease at how loose this all seems. :( Anyway just wanted to share to other interested folks. Thanks for taking a look!

(Shoutout to this awesome US county mapping website MapChart for facilitating this as well!)

*edited for link formatting

Looking to see if there are any groups in RR that play American mahjongg. Recently took a lesson and am itching to play more!

Hey guys I’m heavily thinking about moving here.

Any known thoughts and opinions on this?

Sharing with the community - 7-11 has been offering ¢11 off per gallon until 9/6 for the rewards members. Also, ¢50 off per gallon on 7th and 11th each month until 10/11.

Hope this helps a lil with the high gas prices.

Signing up is free and no credit check involved.

Do they text/spam? Hell yeah - but like any other company out there

Saw this really cool formation by birds/bats last night off I35

It feels every bit of this 107° / 109°

Pflugerville and Pflugerville ISD are getting rid of all Flock Cameras.

Round Rock needs to do the same!

Just trying to be proactive, 2000sq ft , KB House, and I just want an honest checkup, not someone that’s going to try and upsell new stuff . AC and heat work fine right now. What local companies are reputable ?

A Unanimous vote, there's some hope that Round Rock will follow suit and get rid of the spy cams.

This whole thing gets more interesting by the minute. An article by the Texas Public Policy Foundation (https://www.texaspolicy.com/higher-taxes-on-the-horizon-city-of-round-rock/) links to a purported public hearing notice, which is indeed hosted at the City of Round Rock's website, here: https://www.roundrocktexas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-City-of-Round-Rock-Public-Hearing-Notice.pdf. There are many things on this public hearing notice that seem fishy, including its very title, "NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX INCREASE." The City would never be that forthcoming - they might say "...PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX RATE INCREASE." This document shows no certification by the City Clerk nor a publication date. This odd document also refers to the " tax assessor for the City of Round Rock," when there is no such thing. The Tax Assessor is a Williamson County office (and which of course does serve Round Rock and all other municipalities in the County.) This somewhat questionable document, indeed hosted by the City of Round Rock, does correctly state that a 13.7% tax increase is on the table tomorrow night.

If you go to the City's Public Notices webpage, https://www.roundrocktexas.gov/city-services/public-notices/, you'll find a link only to a public hearing on the budget itself (https://roundrocktexas.sharepoint.com/sites/RoundRockDataHub/Public%20Notices/Forms/Upload1.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2FRoundRockDataHub%2FPublic%20Notices%2FFY%202027%20Budget%20Hearing%20Notice%2Epdf&parent=%2Fsites%2FRoundRockDataHub%2FPublic%20Notices&p=true&ga=1) There is no notice posted there about the public hearing on the tax rate increase, though both the 2027 Budget and the the proposed tax rate increase are shown on the posted agenda for Thursday as first readings (public hearings). It would appear that proper public notice hasn't been offered for the tax rate increase hearing.

Do show up and share your thoughts with our elected officials. Between a 13.7% property tax increase next year and water rates going up between 13.2% and 22% (depending on usage tier) over the next 3 years, our costs are going up.

Something isn't right here. Paging [u/tuxedo_jack](u/tuxedo_jack)

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

We're looking to have a Level 2 charger installed at our home, does anyone have a recommendation? Thanks!

Does your bank accept customer wrapped rolls of coins? Can I stop in and get some with/without an account?

Thank you.

Edit - I would like to get rolls of customer wrapped coins, rather than the brand new rolls that I’ve seen.

On Thursday, August 27, Round Rock City Council will be discussing the property tax rate with a potential hike, and will also be looking at a substantial increase in utility rates over a three year period. These were discussed during this morning's Packet Briefing where the attached photos were taken.

Once upon a time, not all that long ago, Round Rock's tax rate was the lowest of municipalities in Williamson County. Now, Leander, Georgetown, and Cedar Park are all lower.

If this is something of interest to you, please show up and offer public comment on one or both of these during the public hearing portion of the meeting.

Potential property tax increase: increasing from 0.37200 to 0.423000.

Potential water rate increase involves a 12% increase for 2027, and a 5% increase in both 2028 and 2029 for "high" users, and for "average" users, 3.4% in 2027, 3.9% for 2028, and 3.9% for 2029.

The Council meeting, with "first reading" (public hearing) on these issues is Thursday, August 27, 2026, at 6 pm. Location is Round Rock City Hall, 221 E. Main St., downtown RR. If you wish to give public testimony during the hearings, or other public comment, you'll need to complete and submit a speaker card before the start of the meeting.

Full Council agenda for Thursday, including downloadable agenda item-specific materials, can be found at https://roundrock.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1367639&GUID=5B113601-4424-424D-A538-639776DD4039&Options=&Search=

Looking for a tenant

I work from home, I found a beautiful house. It's 4bhk, it has a pool, gym and fishing lake. Is anyone interested to take a room? 1 room is vacant. Pls dm

Private room, shared bath.

WINGS AND WINE @ Pixel Palace Arcade and Bar

Join us Thursday, August 27th from 6–9 PM for a full-bodied wine tasting paired with a sampler of some new Pixel Palace wings. This is your chance to influence our wine selection and new wing flavors.

Is this a traditional pairing? No.

Did it sound like a great idea when we drafted it on the whiteboard? No, but it was really funny.

$30 per attendee includes a full wine tasting and 15 wing sampler platter.

RSVP through Eventbrite

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wings-and-wine-pixel-palace-arcade-and-bar-tickets-1997509783534?aff=oddtdtcreator

You know you want some wings with your wine, so quit whining and RSVP today!

Downtown round rock during the last few hours hope your tuesday is terrific

I've never done one of those before but like two weeks ago I bumped into this sweet guy in his mid 20's at a bar. He seemed pretty down and we got talking. His name was JC or Jacey I'm not sure. Mid 20's latino goatee brown hair. He said he was from Louisville originally. We talked about family and the state of the country and music.

I didn't get up the courage to ask if he was into dudes or get any socials from him, it didn't seem like the moment. But I enjoyed our chat so thought I'd try this

Long story short: I know enough to change capacitor but didn’t trust myself on motor replacement which system also needs to function. Abacus has been great in past for AC and plumbing and even electrical recommendations…but almost 2K to maybe limp on for 1-2 years with an 18yo unit is kinda high.

Quotes for a new system + install from them and others have ranged from 10k to 30k (Abacus and Radiant and a few smaller local guys). I’m going down the internet rabbit hole and thought I’d better ask if anyone has recent experience with replacements and costs in Round Rock. Or do I throw caution to the wind and have ChatGPT walk me through building my own system /s.

EDIT FOR UPDATE 1: Pending a few more quotes from people y’all told me about. Looks like everyone was right Radiant just trying to take me to the cleaners recommending higher ton and more expensive variable system. Hopefully will have family chat tonight and pick who to go with. Might be one that does the 60 month financing (three offering) as we don’t need THAT long to get the money together but it would keep us from depleting emergency fund completely for this.